Innovations at McDonald’s Indoor seating (1950s) Drive-through window (1970s) Adding breakfast to the menu (1980s) Adding play areas (late 1980s) Redesign of the kitchens (1990s) Self-service kiosk (2004) Now three separate dining sections Innovations at McDonald’s Indoor seating (1950s) Drive-through window (1970s) Adding breakfast to the menu (1980s) Adding play areas (late 1980s) Redesign of the
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http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/mcdonalds-restaurants/staying-ahead-in-a-competitive-environment/conclusion.html#axzz2RGLFIOpv Mcdonalds * The world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants * McDonald’s restaurants are found in 119 countries and territories around the world and serve 68 million customers each day making it the number one quick-service restaurant in the world. * McDonald’s operates over 34‚000 restaurants worldwide‚ employing more than 1.7 million people. The
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rising and corporate profitability increasing. McDonald’s Mission “McDonald’s mission is to be our customers’ favorite place and way to eat with inspired people who delight each customer with unmatched quality‚ service‚ cleanliness and value every time ...we invite you to be the part of this winning team and give yourself an opportunity to grow with the family of people striving to create smiles on the faces of millions of people everyday” Goods & Service Design The tangible goods and intangible
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being applied at McDonald’s? The 4 process strategies are: Process focus Repetitive focus Product focus Mass customization The process strategy being applied at McDonalds is a REPETITIVE FOCUS‚ although some argue that they also implement mass customization too. With over 95 billion customers served‚ McDonalds was focused in repetition with its facilities often organized by assembly or production lines; characterized by modules for many output options and fast service. It is more structured
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the challenges and opportunities faced by McDonalds in recent years. The four main areas covered by the case included the fast-food industry in general‚ McDonald’s as a corporation‚ major competitors in the hamburger segment‚ and major competition in the non-hamburger segment. Since the case’s writing‚ there have been several important developments in each of these areas. The Fast Food Industry The trends occurring in the fast-food industry at the time of the case included new store designs‚ a
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potatoes and ranchers raised beef‚ introduced alterations in both potato and meat processing and invented efficient cooking equipment to meet its tailored needs. Restricting itself to relatively small number of menu items helped McDonald’s spend time and effort in improving the processes‚ monitor their supplies and maintain consistency. McDonald’s production system heavily adhered to the standards mentioned in its operation manual‚ be it the way the hamburgers were made or the French fries were
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McDonalds INTERNAL ANALYSIS8 The internal analysis of the firm describes the strengths and weaknesses the firm brings to its competitive environment. What resources or capabilities can a firm leverage against its competitors and/or to tap new markets? What weaknesses we might see that will handicap the firm in the future? You should perform the internal analysis using the value chain approach that we will discuss in class (see description below‚ as well). This approach consists of breaking the firm
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2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (2 ICBER 2011) PROCEEDING nd nd JUST IN TIME APPROACH IN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Abdul Talib Bon (Corresponding author) Faculty of Technology Management‚ Business and Entrepreneurship Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Batu Pahat‚ Johor‚ Malaysia Tel: +60127665756 E-mail: talibon@gmail.com Anny Garai Faculty of Technology Management‚ Business and Entrepreneurship Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Batu Pahat‚ Johor
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Just in Time‚ is it still a good strategy? The following essay will critically evaluate whether the ‘just in time’ approach to production is still a good strategy and whether it has any implications. The manufacturing approach ‘just in time’ was first established in japan during the mid-1970 by Taichi Ohno and Shigeo Shingo at the Toyota Motor Company. Toyota was one of the first companies to input this approach to streamline its manufacturing and production to minimise the retention of raw
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cycle times. Now the manufacturers put pressures on their suppliers. One way to ensure quick turnaround is by holding inventory‚ but inventory costs can easily become prohibitive. A wiser approach is to make your production agile‚ able to adapt to changing customer demands. This can only be done by JUST IN TIME (JIT) philosophy. Taiichi Ohno‚ a former shop manager and eventually vice president of Toyota Motor Company‚ is the individual credited most for the with the development of just-in-time. It
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